The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 9, 1969 Page: 1 of 12
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THE CLIFTON RECORD, CLIFTON, TEXAS 76634
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Don't Forgot
Clifton Industrial Foundation
First mam bar matting and dl-
raetar oloction, Jan. 9, 7 p.m. at
City Hall — If yau Haven't jainad
yat, you may da so at the mootingl
VOLUME 74 — NUMBER 51
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nLartjcsl Circulation 3n I'ojyue County —•
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1969
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Pre-Dawn Fire
Turnersville Buill
FIRE GUTTED BUILDING — Shown here is the D. J. Hollingsworth men fought the fire until after daylight to Kjeep It from spreading.
Gulf Station and Garage building which also housed Zoo Gilmore’s Nothing but the stone walls were left standing, but no one was appar-
laundramat and a beauty shop which was gutted by a pre-dawn fire in ently hurt in the fire. (See related photo inside.)
Turnersville early Wednesday morning. Clifton and Gatesville fire- _ " • BU,,ow **«**• ™°'°
Upon a Thought
Drop
By SAM LOGAN
On the way back from the
Turnersville fire Wednesday
about daylight we saw more
robins than we ever remember
seeing. Literally hundreds
were flying around along the
highway between Turnersville
and Clifton.
Texas Parks and Wildlife De-
partment Biologist Joe Stevens
of Clifton said that il is not
abnormal fo see many robins
about this time of year any-
where there is Cedar growth,
because the robins like to eat
Cedar berries.
Robins arc the traditional
“first signs of spring”, and if
numbers lend any credibility to
this adage, then spring is sure-
ly right around the corner.
Clifton Industrial Group
To Elect Directors Tonite
The charter members of the ing to better Clifton’s future A nominating committee was
Clifton Industrial Foundation will may become charter members -also appointed by the ChQjnlWK
i&M at pky 1,aJ* tonight t|le (jjp by making their lo suggest a gate of seven nomi-
George Colvert
Final Services
Meld on Jan. 5
Gatesville and
Clifton Firemen,
Fight 2-Hr. Blaze
By SAM LOGAN
RECORD EDITOR
TURNERSVILLE- A pre-dawn
fire gutted one of the largest
buildings here early Wednesday
morning, destroying all but the
four walls of the D. J. Hollings-
worth Gulf station and garage,
and Zoo Gilmore’s coin operated
laundry, plus a beauty shop and
a barber shop.
Volunteer firemen and trucks
from both Clifton and Gates-
ville fought the fire from about
5:30 a.m. until after 7 a m. be-
fore they were able lo bring the
fire under control and keep it
from spreading to other near-
by buildings.
The fire was discovered by
Hollingsworth shorlly before 5
a.m. when the phone wires ap-
parently shorted from the fire
and began ringing his home
phone. His home phone and the
station's phone are connected,
and when the phone started ring-
ing he went to town to sec what
the trouble was.
The fire is believed to have
started in the laundry portion of
the building. No damage esti-
mate had been made however,
when The Record went to press
at noon Wednesday, but there
is no doubt that both the build-
ing and property contained in il
were of a total loss.
Fire fighting efforts were
hampered because of very low
L*/ 'I
Wasn’t
learn of
too surprised to
the unique way in
1 Thursday > at 7 p.m. lo heat an mt,mbership contributions at or necs to be voted on for the direc-
orgamzational progress report meeting tonight. tor posts.
hoarrf°nf directors'18 *M:rmanen The minimum membership This committee is composed
aii nnicmc ininrostnH in twin contributions are $25 for indivi- of llulen Aars, chairman, Kob-
aii pei sons mu rcsicu in nup-^^ and $|()0 fo). busines8 mem. ert L Baldridge and T. A. Craw-
berships, and memberships may ford.
be paid out over a three-year Besides this slate of nominees,
period. nominations for directors may
The local Industrial foundation be made from the floor. Any
has been chartered by the Tex- member in good standing is
as Secretary of State, and a eligible to be nominated for the
temporary board of directors was director election, and the seven
appointed by the Clifton Cham- members receiving the largest
her of Commerce to serve until votes will be elected,
such time as an adequate mem- The directors will then elect
bership could elect its permanent officers from among their own
board. ranks.
New Sheriff
Investigates
Burglary Here
Bosque County's new sheriff.
John Baxter, and his chief deputy
Irvin Timms, with less than a
week's experience at their new
job were called upon lo investi-
gate a burglary at the Clifton
Implement Company's new quar-
ters on Highway 6 south of Clif-
ton Tuesday morning.
Thieves broke into the ofifee
building sometime Monday night
or early Tuesday morning and
made off with two large John
Deere tractor batteries.
Sheriff Baxler told The Rec-
ord Tuesday that the burglars
TO SEEK MORE IN '69
661 Enrolled in Bosque
Farm Bureau In 1968
The week "f January 13-18 has
been designated as “Farm Bur-
eau Week in Texas” by Gov.
John Connally.
The County Farm Bureau or-
also ransacked the office look-
which the ground was broken in" for money, but that they
in Fort Worth for their new found none because the business
$6.9 million municipal build- owners had taken the company’s
ing. They used two mules and j cash and made a bank deposit
a slip to scoop the dirt along i earlier, and had not left any ganizalion wheih ended its ’ill!
to a waiting helicopter which ! money in the office over night. j year with (Siil member families,
Sheriff Baxter said we have j will have a special enrollment
a “very clear set of finger prints I drive during llns period as pari
left by the thieves, and we ll be j ol a statewide effort lo push
working closely with Texas Kan- j Farm Bureau membership in
gers to solve Ibis ease.” I Texas over the 110,689 figure
hauled the dirt away.
Wasn’t surprised because Ft.
Worth is generally regarded as
a progressive city, but one also
with a sense of humor.
What did surprise us was
that they didn’t get Fort Worth
Star-Telegram columnist Geor-
ge Dolan to drive the muK'S,
With one of the world's fore-
most authorities on mules right
in their city, it seems a waste
to just ignore George's talents.
1 guess lie’s a foremost autho-
rity? If not he surely talks a
good game.
Co. School Supt. Opposes Forced
School Consolidations; High Taxes
achieved in 1968.
The official proclamation call-
ed for citizens “lo give due re-
cognition to this observance
honoring the Texas Farm Bur-
eau.”
Calvin Rueter, St. itt. 1. Clif-
ton. is president of the local or-
ganization. and llonzie L. Rod-
gers ol HI. 1, Walnut Springs,
is I his year’s memliership chair-
man The committee chairman
said “every farmer and rancher
in the county is needed as a
member and leader in Farm Bur-
eau.'' "Each of us in agricul-
ture has too great an outlay in
our business not to do all that
we can lo protect our investment
in capital, time and labor,” he
declared.
“At times past in the history
ol this nation rural areas in gen-
Wc remember several years
ago he devoted parts of sever-
al columns to some pretty good
talcs about
gleaned from
state.
He even picked up a slor\
that thr Ink Dropper repeated,
and 1 think that il hvlped to
golvc a controversy about
mules that came to light in his
front page column, "This Is
West Texas". |
If I -remember.,fight, two of
the people lie quoted held op-
posite opinions as to whether
or not a mule can bray without
lifting his tail.
(EDITOR'S NOTE: The fol-: legislature,
lowing is not pubbshed as a "The committee was appro-
factual news article, but rather printed $100,000.00 in 1966 and
as the personal opinion and^ $150,000.00 In 1967 and made il« | jiTrilttHF
statement of County School Su- report lo the Governor and Icgls- j .... ;n fjrm ,,nntPni ,.r
perintendent Tom Heartsill. The lature ’ itice (kit ENROLLED. Page 6-A>
Record will have some editorial ’’— "......‘ n * ‘ ’ 41 4
Band Members to
Participate in
Regional Concert
Mr. Tom Heartsill staled that
comments on this controversial | the enactment of Ibis Report by
nudes' ihat'Ohe^had! sv^jact at a later date when we .the legislature could mean the
ai‘i around the hav* had ,ime to s,udy following:
lengthy report of the Governor's “I. Consolidalion of all the
Committee on Public Schools.) schools in Bosque County.
Tom Heartsill. County Super “2. Loss of the'county System
intendent. of Bosque County slat-j and local control of your Schools,
es that he is deeply concerned j "3. Enactment of Ihe .Stale In-
over the imminent damages of conic Tax.
losing our public schools in Bos- j “4 Increase in the Sales Tax. I Members of the Clifton Band
que County. ’ “5. Passing of„a State Corpor- [ will participate in the, Jr. High
“When the legislature convcn- ale Income Tax. | All Region Band Concert at 7
os in Austin in January, one of “6. Increase in Oil & Gas Sev- p.m. Saturday, Jan. If at Rich-
the important items of business j erencc Tax. | field High School gymnasium,
will be ihe Governor’s Commit-1 “7. A 300 per cent increase in Waco. There is no charge for ad-
tee Report on Public Schools. I farm and ranch real properly j mission and citizens Are, wdlcomc
“Many people do not know just assessment values.” | to attend,
what Ihe “Governor’s Commit- Mr. Heartsill said that he be- [ Mel Cowan, band director,
lee on Public School, Education" | Ueves that the small schools olj announced that Ihe participants
Richard Cutter, Rev. J. E. Mor
ton, and Rev. Clay Burns officiat-
ing.
Mr. Colvert died at his home
Friday afternoon of a heart at-
tack.
A registered pharmacist, Mr.
Colvert had owned and operat-
ed Colvert’s Pharmacy in Clif-
ton since moving here from Cle-
burne in July of 1957.
He was born February 22,
1922, in Locoust Byou, Arkansas,
and graduated from Bearden
High School in Bearden, Ark.
He entered Ihe Army Air
Force in 1939, became a glider
pilot and served throughout
World War II until he was dis-
charged in 1945.
He had the distinction of be-
ing a member of the first glider
pilot class in the history of the
U. S. Air Force, and as a glider
pilot served his country during
the invasions of Normandy, Hol-
land and Germany.
Not only was he awarded a
battle field commission, but he
received the Air Force Medal
and the Oak Leaf Cluster with
eight battle stars for his service
during World War II.
He was married to the former
Maxine Higginbotham on Novem-
ber 29, 1942, in Lubbock, while
he was stationed at the Air Base
there.
After the war he attended the
College of The Ozarks <now The
University of Arkansas* and
graduated from the College of
Pharmacy there in 1949.
After college he worked as a
registered pharmacist in Cle-
burne for several years before
opening his own store in Clifton
in 1957.
Surviving him are his wife,
Maxine; two daughters, Mrs.
William Kettler of Houslon, and
Miss Susie Colvert of Clifton;
his mother, Mrs. Odessa Bridges
Colvert of Cleburne; and his
father, George Lester Colvert of
Fordycc, Ark.
Pallbearers were Dr. W. F.
Key. J. C. Kincheloe, Harry
Womack, Ira Voiles, Charles
Raines, A. E. Tweedlc, Orletlc
Watson and Jack Hill, all of
Clifton, and Dr. O. T. Smylhe,
Jr. and Glen Roof, both of Cle-
burne.
Interment was in the Clifton
Cemetery and Clifton Funeral
Rome was in charge of arrange-
ments.
m
Funeral services for George
Colvert, 46, were held at 2:30
p.m. Sunday, January 5, 1969,__________
*£»»» Church ^ot OuiaLi water p^ur*,Irmii»a.Turocrs-
wuh Minister Ronald Tyler, Dr. ville lire plugs so the firemen
LEO ALBRECHT
, . . Naw Vie* Prat.
WENDELL BEARDEN
... Asst. V. P,
plugs
innovated by using their pump-
er trucks to suck water, from
the creek that runs through the
edge of town, into their fire
hose.
Two large butane tanks direct-
ly behind the station, and a frame
house that is located less than
50 yards behind the station were
not damaged, and neither were
several other nearby buildings,
including Mr. Gilmore’s “Gen-
eral Stoar” located across the
street.
The rafters of the building
were destroyed and the corrugat-
ed metal roof sheets were twist-
ed by the heat, so that only
the stone walls stood. The walls
looked as if they might fall, since
their bracing structure was
gone. No one was apparently in-
jured in the blaze.
Film to be Shown
About Cancer
Clifton Bank Lists ^
Changes; Promotions
Robert B. (Bob) Lane, Exccu- iated with the Farmers State
tive Chairman of the Board of Bank here since September of
the Farmers State Bank in Clif- 1939, and Mr. Bearden joined the
ton announced this week sever- local bank's staff in December
ai bank officials and personnel of 1956.
changes, effective the first of
the year.
E. R. Keeling and C. Edwin
Olsen, Jr., were named by Mr.
Lane as having been elected by
the bank's stockholders as new
members of the bank's board of
directors.
He also announced that Leo
Albrecht has been promoted to
Vice President and Cashier of
the bank, and that Wendell
Bearden has been promoted to
Assistant Vice President.
Hans B. Dahl, Vice President
of the local bank for many years,
has announced his "official re-
tirement” as of the first of the
year, but that he will remain
with the bank on a part lime
An Open Showing of two films slatuSf working during peak bus-
for women only has been sche-
duled for two consecutive Sun-
days in February, the 2nd and
9th at 4:30 p.m. at the Clif-
lex Theatre in Clifton.
The ncw;y revised films,
"Breast Self Examination" and
“Time and Two Women ”, will
be sponsored by the Bosque
County Unit of the American
Cancer Society A doctor will be
present to explain the films and
to answer questions.
"AH the women in the area
including Junior and Senior High
School girls are urged to see
these important films which will
be shown FREE,” said Mrs.
Ben Rhodes, chairman of the
Public Education Committee, of
Ihe Cancer Society.
COMMITTEE MEETS
The Public Education Commit-
tee met Monday night, Jan. 6 at
the courthouse in Meridian. Plans
incss periods when he is need
ed, according to Lane.
Mr. Dahl has been affiliated
with the Formers Stale Bank
for 30 years, besides his other
business interests.
were made for showing of Ihe imuch of his childhood in Bos-
films. The chairman had veri-1 Comity where his tather, C
Besides Mr. Lane, and llulen
C. Aars, President, and the two
... new directors, the other mem*
..lms of thc bank'8 board ot dircc-
i' SIX nearly M years is tors is unchan8cd and tocludjl
directors. Keeling was born and J,, ’ ” °U ' *
raised in Marlin. He received his t ’
formal education at Southwest-
ern University, served in the
Army’s European Theatre of
operations during World War II,
and was affiliated with the R.
E. Cox dry goods stores in both
Marlin and Stephenville prior to
opening his store in Clifton in
March of 1948.
Mr. Olsen, secretory of Gear-
eneb Manufacturing Company of
Clifton nnd Houslon, bus lived
in Clifton since 1964, but spent
We’ve heard many sage mule
observers say that they never I js j„ i%5 the Governor appoint-
hrard a mule “Hoe Haw with-
out also seeing him switch his
tail high.
ed a committee of 15 members
to study thc status of Public
Schools education and to report
1 wonder if there are any the results of thc study and make
Bosque Countians who could recommendations to the Gover-
shed any light on this question? 1 nor and each member of thc
Bosque County have many de-, will'rehearse in Waco from 9 30
finite advantages over the large j a.m. until noon, return at 1 p.m.
city schools: rehearse for two hours before
“L Small schools keep Ihe concert time.' A band director
human element in teaching with. has been hired by the region to
a closer teacher-pupil relation-1 conduct numbers, and for the
iSee COUNTY SCHOOL, Pg. 6-A> (See BAND MEMBERS, Pg. 6-A)
County Women To Meet
January 17 ot Norse -
The Church Women United of
Bosque County will hold their
annual meeting at 2:30 p.m: Fri-
day, Jan. 17 at Our Savior's Lu-
theran Church, Norse.
New officers will be installed.
Everyone is invited.
fied the dales, Feb. 2 and 9,
with the theatre’s owner, Joe
Enochs.
Members attending Ihe Jan. 6
meeting were Mrs. It. O. Lane,
Moshcim, Mrs. C. II. Hoel, Wo-
mack, Mrs. Ruth Norman, Mor-
gan, Mrs. Walter Parks and Miss
Dclmelia Dunn. Meridian, Mrs.
Marvin Ottmcrs, and Mrs. Ben
Rhodes, Cranfills ' ap.
Holly Arrives Jonuiry 1
Mr, and Mrs. James Lee Dan-
iels of, McGregor are the proud
parents of a baby daughter,
Holly Jo, born at 12:50 a.m. Jan.j.
1 1069 at Goodall-Wilcher Hos-
pital Foundation in Clifton. She
weighed 6 pounds 3 ounces. Ma-
ternal grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Richard M. Moure.
E. Olsen, Sr., and aunls and
uncles were born and raised.
Geurench Mfg. Co. moved a
branch plant to Clifton in 1955,
and in 1964 moved its general
office from Houston to Clifton.
It still operates a manufactur-
ing plant in Houston, but the
offices are now located in Clif-
ton, Gcarench manufactures oil
field and other tools which arc
marketed under the "Petol
Tools" and "Titan Tools" trade-
marks,
Olsen graduated from Texas
A&M in 1948 with a management
engineering degree. He served
as an electorates technician in
the Navy during World War II,
and served in the U. S. Air Force
as Base Housing Officer at Tyn-
dall AFB. Florida, during the
Korean War.
Mr. Albrecht has been assoe-
r
Swine Shortcourse Set
Jon. 29*30 In Meridian
Robert Reich, County Agent,
announces that a Swine Short-
course will be held January 29-30
in the Meridian courtroom at
7:30 both evenings.
Dr. Donald B. Hudman, who
is a widely recognized swine
expert, will be on thc program.
Anyone interested In hogs, is
invifed to attend this course.
DEADLINE REMINDER
At the start of thc New
Year, Tire Clifton Record re-
minds news contributors that
2 p.m. Tuesday is the final
deadline for getting in your
news, and asks that contribu-
tors get as many news items
in on Friday and Monday as
possible.
We want to print as much
ir;>ws as possible but when
everyone waits .until Tuesday,
there is not enough time to set
all the copy. The Jtwst guaran-
tee that your news wilt got
printed is to get it in early.
Your cooperation will help pro-
duce a better newspaper for
Clifton during 1969.
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Logan, Sam D., Jr. The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 9, 1969, newspaper, January 9, 1969; Clifton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth797339/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Nellie Pederson Civic Library.